South Asia Security Monitor: No. 266
WikiLeaks shine light on U.S.-Pak relationship;
India's sub fleet showing its age;
Afghan Army wants more arms from U.S.;
Pentagon to open new facility in Quetta
WikiLeaks shine light on U.S.-Pak relationship;
India's sub fleet showing its age;
Afghan Army wants more arms from U.S.;
Pentagon to open new facility in Quetta
Cables suggest Beijing supports a united Korea...;
... and computer hacking of foreign targets
Turkey and Israel continue parting ways;
Violence and Islamism return to Tajikistan;
Another Saudi terrorism roundup;
Syria meddling depite Obama outreach
It's probably safe to assume that Australian Internet activist Julian Assange wasn't thinking specifically about Iran when his brainchild, the information clearinghouse WikiLeaks, released its latest round of classified U.S. government cables. Still, the data dump, encompassing more than a quarter-million internal memos issued by the State Department and U.S. embassies overseas, successfully demolishes a number of sacred cows relating to American policy toward the Islamic republic and its burgeoning nuclear effort.
Protests over land acquisitions erupt across China;
China grapples with the cost of smoking